The first Ambassador appointed by the UK to the Ottoman Empire, William Harborne, assumed his duties in Istanbul in 1583 and Yusuf Agah Efendi appointed as the Ottoman Ambassador to London in 1793.

The United Kingdom is among our country's leading partners in Europe.

The Türkiye-United Kingdom Strategic Partnership Document, which entered into force in 2007, was renewed in 2010 and has become the fundamental document for bilateral relations. The "Strategic Partnership Document", aiming to deepen bilateral cooperation in a wide range of issues, was signed in London by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and the British Foreign Minister, Yvette Cooper on April 23 2026.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan paid an official visit to London on 23 April 2026

The UK Former Foreign Secretary David Lammy paid an official visit to Türkiye on June 30, 2025.